WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Debra Satz – Member, National Council on the Humanities Stuart Symington– Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Department of State…
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President Obama Nominates Jason D. Tulley to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Jason D. Tulley to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. “I am pleased to nominate Jason D. Tulley to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia,”…
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco spoke by phone today with Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala to express condolences for the horrific attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport and offer U.S. support for continued Turkish…
PRESS GAGGLE BY PRESS SECRETARY JOSH EARNEST AND SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT BRIAN DEESE Aboard Air Force One En Route Ottawa, Canada 9:24 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good morning, everybody. Welcome aboard Air Force One. Obviously the President has…
I commend Democrats and Republicans in the Senate for voting to address the economic crisis in Puerto Rico, providing the support it needs to restructure its debt, safeguard vital public services, and provide protection to public pensions. This bill is…
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Jason D. Tulley, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Judith Nan Macaluso, retired.
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announces a nearly $100 million investment in a new model for secondary education in Morocco; USAID announces a new $400,000 investment in a local NGO to establish five new girls’ dorms; Morocco will become the newest…
Nobody walked off a college basketball court victorious more times than Tennessee’s Pat Summitt. For four decades, she outworked her rivals, made winning an attitude, loved her players like family, and became a role model to millions of Americans, including…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Cancer Moonshot is hosting a summit at Howard University, in Washington, D.C. as part of a national day of action that also includes more than 270 events in communities across the United States. Vice President…
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s heinous terrorist attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport in Turkey, which appears to have killed and injured dozens. Ataturk International Airport, like Brussels Airport which was attacked earlier this year,…
